In a move that shouldn't be too surprising considering all the mega releases coming this Fall, Take-Two Interactive has shifted the release date for The Darkness II from October 4 of this year to Feburary 7 of next year.

2K Games announced today that The Darkness(TM) II, for all previously announced video game consoles and PC, is now planned for release on February 7, 2012 in North America and February 10, 2012 internationally. Currently in development with Digital Extremes and based on the supernatural horror comic book series created by Top Cow Productions, Inc., The Darkness II delivers a brutal and personal narrative as gamers take control of Jackie Estacado, head of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient and ruthless force of chaos and destruction known as the Darkness.

The Wii dominates hardware, and the XBox 360 dominates software. Where is Brutal Legend?

Here are the numbers for October 2009

Hardware:

Wii – 506,900

DS – 457,600

PS3 – 320,600

Xbox 360 – 249,700

PSP – 174,600

PS2 – 117,800

Software:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Sony (PlayStation 3) - 537,000

Wii Fit Plus - Nintendo (Wii) - 441,000

Borderlands - Take-Two (Xbox 360) - 418,000

Wii Sports Resort - Nintendo (Wii) - 314,000

NBA 2K10 - Take-Two (Xbox 360) - 311,000

Halo 3: ODST - Microsoft (Xbox 360) - 271,000

NBA 2K10 - Take-Two (PlayStation 3) - 213,000

Forza Motorsport 3 - Microsoft (Xbox 360) - 175,000

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - Square Enix (Nintendo DS) - 169,000

FIFA Soccer 10 - Electronic Arts (Xbox 360) - 156,000

Some things to notice:

Brutal Legend did not make the top 10

NBA 2K10 was the only multiplatform game to make the list twice (once for the 360 and once for the PS3).

Halo 3: ODST showed continuing strong sales to stay on the list despite being released in September.

Borderlands for the Xbox 360 showed surprisingly strong sales to take the number 3 slot.

Uncharted 2 gets commercial success to go with its critical success and probably moved more than a few PS3 hardware sales.

The XBox 360 continues to sell more software than the competition, but hardware sales have slowed compared to the PS3 and Wii. Has the 360 reached saturation at its current price point already? I'm sure we won't see another price cut this year with the holidays so close, but it seems to be only a matter of time.